What was found
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB UPPER SKIN AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB WAS REPLACED IAW IPC 55-20-00-05.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2016
- Submitted
- August 31, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 63,580 hours, 46,313 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Elevator Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.